A Commercial Driver Training Instructor Certificate authorizes an individual, who works for a Commercial Driver Training School, to teach people to drive non-commercial motor vehicles such as a person's car, motorhome or motorcycle.

In order to qualify to instruct students, the instructor must be certified by DMV and meet all qualifications, or be exempt from certification, as listed in OAR 735-160-0003 and -0075 (Driver Training). The instructor must operate or be employed by a certified Commercial Driver Training School.

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In order to apply, you must:

Be at least 21 years of age to conduct behind-the-wheel training and age 19 to conduct classroom training;

Have valid Oregon driving privileges and have had valid driving privileges for at least three years preceding the date an application is submitted to DMV for an instructor certificate (an instructor who has not held Oregon driving privileges for the three year period may be required to submit a certified driving record from any jurisdiction or foreign government that issued driving privileges during that period);

Commercial Driver Training Instructor Certificates are issued annually and they expire on the last day of the calendar year (i.e., December 31), regardless of the date they were issued. Certificates are issued for a given calendar year, not for a set 12 month period from the date of issuance.